episode guide
black orchid
story 121 : season 19 : serial 6A : 2 episodes
Producer: John Nathan-Turner
Director: Ron Jones
Writer: Terence Dudley
Script Editor: Eric Saward
Designer: Tony Burrough
cast information
Peter Davison (The Doctor); Matthew Waterhouse (Adric); Sarah Sutton (Nyssa); Janet Fielding (Tegan Jovanka); Barbara Murray (Lady Cranleigh); Moray Watson (Sir Robert Muir); Michael Cochrane (Lord Cranleigh); Brian Hawksley (Brewster); Timothy Block (Tanner); Ahmed Khalil (Latoni); Gareth Milne (George Cranleigh); Ivor Salter (Sergeant Markham); Andrew Tourell (Constable Cummings);
crew information
Val McCrimmon (Assistant Floor Manager); Gary Downie (Choreographer); Rosalind Ebbutt (Costumes); Peter Chapman (Film Cameraman); Mike Houghton (Film Editor); Roger Limb (Incidental Music); Lisa Westcott (Make-Up); Juley Harding (Production Assistant); Angela Smith (Production Associate); Dick Mills (Special Sounds); Fred Wright (Studio Lighting); Alan Machin (Studio Sound); Peter Howell (Theme Arrangement); Ron Grainer (Title Music); Tony Auger (Visual Effects);
episode information
| Title | First UK Transmission | Duration | Ratings | Archive Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Part One | 1 March 1982 at 18:55 | 24'56" | 9.9mil | PAL 2 inch colour videotape |
| 2 | Part Two | 2 March 1982 at 19:05 | 24'41" | 10.1mil | PAL 2 inch colour videotape |
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Part One
» Always held by the FVTL -
Part Two
» Always held by the FVTL
release information
In Print:
Novelised as: Doctor Who -- Black Orchid
Written by: Terance Dudley
Number 113 in the Target Doctor Who Library
| Versions | |
|---|---|
| 1987 |
Published by W. H. Allen, UK
in hardback With cover artwork by: Tony Masero ISBN: 0 491 03823 2 |
| 19 February 1987 |
Published by W. H. Allen, UK
in paperback With cover artwork by: Tony Masero ISBN: 0 426 20254 6 |
plot synopsis
The TARDIS arrives in the 1920s, materialising at a railway station, where a case of mistaken identity leads the Doctor and his companions to being the guests of the Cranleigh family, with the Time Lord indulging in his passion for the game of cricket for an afternoon. However, the Cranleighs are hiding a dark secret in their mansion, with a hideously deformed relative locked in a back room, who escapes and mistakes Nyssa for Ann Talbot, her doppelganger and his old love. The Doctor has to try and persuade him to bring her down off the blazing rooftop....
links to other sites
- Episode Guide and Production Documents: BBC Official Site -- Official episode guide entry. Based on information combined from The Television Companion and The Discontinuity Guide. Also contains links to original production documents.
- Rankings and Ratings: GEOS Listing -- Online rankings, ratings and reviews database. Vote on this story and view ratings and broadcast information of this story for over ten countries. Also contains details of production credits and summary information
- Episode Guide: Outpost Gallifrey -- A general overview of the story. Includes information from the Doctor Handbook series of books.
- Background Information: A Brief History of Time (Travel) -- Detailed background and behind-the-scenes information
- Detailed Synopsis: Dr. Who Reference Guide -- Contains an episode-by-episode detailed breakdown
- Story Reviews: The Doctor Who Ratings Guide -- Story reviews "by fans, for fans"
- Target Novelisation: On Target -- Details of the Target Novelisation for this story.
- Images: Doctor Who's Tragical History Tour -- Images from the story from "The history of Doctor Who in images."